Handkerchief container and dispenser



w. P/NAIL HANDKERCHIEF CONTAINER AND DISPENSER Filed April 3, 1947 Patented Feb. 13, 1951 HANDKERCHIEF CONTAINER AND DISPENSER Walter P. Nail, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. as-

signor of twenty-five per cent to John J. Rosati, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application April 3, 1947, Serial No. 739,075 In Canada April 24, 1946 This invention relates to improvements in pouches for carrying and dispensing tissue paper handkerchiefs and the principal object is to enable a supply of the hand or face tissues to be conveniently carried about the person without being contaminated, soiled or crumpled and to enable a single tissue she t to be readily withdrawn from the supply when required without disarranging the remainder.

A further object is to provide a holder of compact form and neat appearance and which will not be unduly bulky to carry in the pocket or handbag.

The principal feature of my invention consists in the provision of a flexible compact folding pouch for containing a supply of face tissues or the like formed with end gussets to maintain the shape of the pouch so as to facilitate the loading and holding of the tissues, the face of the pouch having an elongated dispensing slot therein designed to prevent tearing of either the pouch or the tissues.

A further important feature consists in providing a stiff slotted card member to sustain the shape of the pouch, retain the tissues in orderly arrangement and facilitate their withdrawal.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which my improved pouch is made.

Figure 2 is an elevational front perspective view' of the completed pouch- Figure 3 is an elevational view of the pouchstiff ning insert having foldable end tab portions.

Figure 4 is a view of a modified form of stiffening insert having edge tab portions,

Figure 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the pouch showing the stiffening insert and interfolded tissues in place therein.

Figure 6 is an enlarged broken front view of one end of the pouch. showing a tissue partly drawn through the dispensing slot.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the pouch in the compact cross folded position.

' One of the chief drawbacks in carrying paper face or hand tissues about the person is the fact that the tissues very quickly become soiled and crumpled and unsightly when placed in a pocket or a handbag. To overcome this diificulty I provide a sanitary pouch of flexible thin plastic or other suitable material made from a pattern as shown in Figure 1 which when folded forms a pouch as shown in Figure 2 to receivea stack of interfolded tissues.

The end portion l of the blank that forms the back face of the pouch is tapered, being some- 1 Claim. (01. 206-57) what wider at the top and gradually reducing in width to meet the centre portion 2 which forms the front face of the pouch and which is slightly wid r than the length of the tissue to be inserted. The portion 3 of the blank which forms the closure flap is slightly narrower than the centre portion 2.

When the blank is folded over and the meeting side edges of the back and front portions l and 2 respectively are secured together by stitch-- ing or cementing gussets ii are formed at each end of the pouch due to the taper of the portion I. The edges if stitched may be turned inwardly so that they do not show.

An elongated slot 5 is formed to extend longitudinally of the centre of the portion 2 of the blank, and when the blank is folded the said slot extends almost across the full width of the front face of the pouch midway between its upper and lower edges. The ends 6 of the slot 5 are enlarged and rounded as shown in Figure 6 to prevent the tearing of the material.

To maintain the shape of the pouch in a neat rectangular form a stiffening membzr 7 of light plastic, cardboard or other suitable material, and of dimensions slightly smaller than the face of the pouch, is inserted therein. This insert 1 is preferably formed with end or edge strcngthening tab portions 8 or 9 as shown in Figures 4 and 4 itspectively, which are folded back over the body of the insert. An elongated dispensing slot It) extends almost the full length of the centre portion of the insert midway of its width. This slot is somewhat wider than, but adapted to register with, the slot 5 in the pouch. The insert is creased across its centre at right angles to the slot Hl so that it may be readily folded.

To load the pouch with a supply of tissues H, the flap 3 is turned back, the insert removed from the pouch and the interfolded tissues are placed on the insert with the ends arranged under the tab portions 8 or 9. The tissue adjacent the face of the insert is drawn partially through the slot H). The insert and tissues are then placed in the pouch and the flap portion 3 closed.

The loading and holding of the tissues and insert is greatly facilitated by the wide mouth and wedge-shaped space formed between the front and back faces of the pouch due to the end gussets 4. If desired the insert may be tapered to help in this loading action.

The tissue extending through the slot I0 is partially pulled out through the registering slot 5 in the face of the pouch and as each tissue is withdrawn the following tissue will be partially pulled out in the normal dispensing manner due to the interfolding of the sheets.

The insert 1 will act to retain the tissues in position to facilitate the dispensing of the tissues as well as to maintain the shape of the pouch.

When a tissue sheet is being pulled through the dispensing slot 5 its ends curl to follow the contours of the rounded ends 6, thus diverting the friction or rubbing force over an extended surface to relieve pressure from any one point at the said ends of the slot and prevent tearing.

When carrying the pouch it may be doubled over along the centre crease in the insert 1 as shown in Figure 7 to readily fit a pocket or purse.

What I claim as my invention is:

A device of the class described, comprising in combination a foldable envelope of thin pliable material of a length substantially the same as the length of a folded tissue to be dispensed and having a dispensing slot extending longitudinally midway of the Width of one of its sides and terminating short of the ends thereof, said slot having enlarged rounded ends and receivin a tissue to be dispensed, with the ends of said tissue overfolded to the contours of said enlarged rounded ends to conform said tissue to the length of said slot while providing an extended surface contact between said tissue and the ends of said slot, a stifienin member arranged in said envelope for supporting tissues in folded form and having a slot in register with the aforesaid slot and scored to fold about a centre line transverse said slots, a flap closing said envelope, and said envelope upon folding about said score line closing said slots.

WALTER P. NAIL.

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